The Wise Fool Art Podcast

The Wise Fool Art Podcast


Latest Episodes

Sculptor + Jeweler, Putte Dal (Norway)
July 27, 2021

We discuss: Government funding, artist stipends, the scale of her art, the need for feedback, artist statements, coping with rejection, our need for approval, craft vs art vs fine art, art craft, craf

Classical Figurative Painter, Helene Knoop (Norway)
July 22, 2021

We discuss politics of the arts, grants, Fresco, parenthood, the difficulties of being a full time artist, commissions, portrait painting, and presentation. -   -   - Artist she is watching: - Odd Ner

Curator, Silja Leifsdottir, Norwegian Sculptors Society (Norway)
July 20, 2021

We discussed running an art guide, the social aspect of the art world, the need for a good foundation of support, relationships are more important than the internet, and the important of 'why'. -   -

Arts Attorneys, Joe Patella + Amelia Brankov (NYC, USA)
July 15, 2021

Joe Patella (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP) + Amelia Brankov (Brankov PLLC) and I discuss the court case of Warhol v. Goldsmith, Fair use laws, the definition of transformative - new expression, meaning or

Head of Collections + Research, Sigurður Trausti Traustason, Reykjavik Art Museum (Iceland)
July 13, 2021

We discussed: Art Preservation, Art storage, Research, damage and restoration, security,  and public art. -   -   - People + Places mentioned: - Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care a

Photographer + Curator, Katrin Elvarsdottir (Iceland)
July 08, 2021

We discuss being a teacher, photography festivals, returning home, plastic cameras, publishing a book, creating a series, social media, and writing about art. -   - People + Places mentioned: - Roland

Curator, Researcher + Art Concierge, Johanna Zanon (Norway)
July 06, 2021

We discuss the connection between Art and fashion, outsourcing, how to create an exhibition, Art academia, being an Art Concierge, and Fashion labor. -   - People + Places mentioned: - Galeries Lafaye

Drugs in the Art World – a panel discussion
July 01, 2021

Panelists: - Mike Jay - https://mikejay.net (UK) - Lyndal Walker - https://lyndalwalker.com (Germany) - Brian Pollett - http://www.psybry.net (USA) -   - We discuss the use of Drugs in and around the

Curator, Helga-Marie Nordby (Norway + Denmark)
June 29, 2021

We discussed: independent curators, the speed of the art world, Public Art, sustainability in the arts, Art Festivals, and Arts funding. -   - People + Places mentioned: - Lofoten International Art Fe

Art Lawyer + Curator, Alana Kushnir, Guest Work Agency (Melbourne, Australia)
June 24, 2021

We discussed: technology in art, collaborations, contracts, MOU, memorandum of understanding, NFT, NFTart, copyright, IP, Intellectual property law, commissioned art, model releases, appropriation, Fa